As I’ve done for the past few years, I’ve spent the past few weeks praying and thinking about my word of the year for 2021. Having a word for the year provides a central ‘theme’, an intention to go back to over and over again...
The last few days of 2020. We finally made it! What a year it has been. Many of us probably started the year with goals and intentions, plans and dreams which may not all have turned out how we had in mind. Holiday plans were...
Every time I spend time in the bush, I’m reminded of the same thing - there is so much that is unseen. We drive slowly along unpaved roads for hours, off the unbeaten track, to catch a glimpse of one of the big five, a shy...
Fear. Noun. An unpleasant feeling triggered by the perception of danger, real or imagined. Fear. Verb. To be afraid of someone or something as likely to be dangerous, painful or harmful. I’m a worrier and get anxious about things when I cannot control them, so I plan...
For five and a half years I’ve tried so hard to keep as much work at work as possible, so when I’m home, then I’m home. Now all of a sudden (overnight actually), this structure I’ve been working so hard to achieve has literally been...
The mom of three on the other side of the pool, who speaks once and her kids listen. The girl on the other side of the boardroom table who presents her opinion with confidence. The lady at the front of the Barre class who looks...
If you’ve been around here for a while, you’ll know how much I believe in setting goals and having something to work towards. I believe so much in this process because we’re then able to focus on specific things that help us grow and move...
When you’re high-fiving yourself for being pretty healthy and germ-free all year and then a ridiculous virus hits you right out of the stadium, sending you into a morphine-induced haze for a few days, you are forced to stop. Your body is forced to stop. ...
Sometimes, actually to be honest – all the time, I catch myself doing so many things at one time. While I was unpacking the groceries today, I caught myself unpacking the bags, cutting a slice of lemon for the sparkling water I had just made,...
Our Sunday afternoons generally include a family walk (including our dog child, Max) to the park a block from our house. On sunny afternoons there are usually quite a few families playing soccer and on the swings and jungle gyms. A while back, a little...